SELECTIVE COLOR STRIKING OF COLOR-STRIKABLE ARTICLES
An apparatus (10) for and method of color-striking a color-strikable article (16). The method includes the steps of: conveying a color-strikable article within a proximity of an energizer (14), and selectively color-striking said article...

FOIL STAMPING MACHINE
A stamping machine is configured for stamping with a stamping head onto an article, The stamping machine includes a camera and a computer system. The computer system includes a display. The computer system is configured to capture from t...

WO/2014/186496A1

CUSTOMIZED MINTED METAL ASSEMBLIES
A computer-based system and method for the customized, on- demand production of minted metal pieces or minted metal assemblies is presented herein. Particularly, the system includes an on-demand management system and data storage device ...

WO/2014/172072A1

THREE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES DERIVED FROM PLANAR PANELS
A three-dimensional structure comprising a plurality of substantially planar sections and an adhesive layer. The planar sections are oriented in stacked relation with one another. The adhesive layer binds the sections in substantially fi...

WO/2014/170550A1

COLOUR MARKING METAL SURFACES
Apparatus related to marking a metal surface are provided. The solution comprises receiving (600) control data comprising information on the marking of a pattern on the metal surface;controlling (604, 606) a temperature control unit and ...

WO/2014/170551A1

COLOUR MARKING METAL SURFACES
Apparatus related to marking a metal surface are provided. The solution comprises a bed (108) for an object comprising a metal surface, the bed comprising a total marking area(126); a cover (110) forming an airtight space over the bed; o...

WO/2014/127740A1

LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD
A laser processing apparatus and a laser processing method are provided. The laser processing apparatus includes: a robot (1) having a fixture for carrying a product and configured to carry and move the product; a laser (2) configured to...

UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION OF COIN OR OTHER OBJECT
A method of producing an authenticatable article. An overt feature is produced in the article using a fabricating technique which is selected based on a material of the article so as to produce the overt feature having predetermined, rep...

METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATED WALL OR FLOOR PANEL
The present invention relates to a method for producing a decorated wall or floor panel (100), having the method steps: a) providing a panel-shaped carrier (110); b) applying a décor (130) reproducing a décor pattern to at least a port...

GRAPHIC FORMATION VIA MATERIAL ABLATION
Techniques for graphic formation via material ablation described. In at least some implementations, a graphic is applied to a surface of an object by ablating layers of the object to form an ablation trench in the shape of the graphic. I...

WO/2014/049228A1

ENGINE MARKING WITH ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION
A method of marking an engine of a motor vehicle comprising: -a step of etching an identifier of the engine onto a marking surface of the engine, characterised in that, subsequent to the etching step, the method comprises a step of prote...

METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLOSS EFFECTS ON PRESSING TOOLS
The invention relates to a method for adjusting the gloss level of a structured surface of a pressing tool, in particular of a pressing sheet or pressing belt, in which an energetic beam, in particular a laser beam, is used to remelt at ...

WO/2014/026943A1

SURFACE STRUCTURES ON PRESS BELTS UND PRESS SHEETS
Disclosed is a method for generating a structured surface of an embossing tool, in particular a press sheet or a press belt, in order to produce surface-structured panel and/or strip material, in which two or more mutually different part...

CARVING DECORATION SYSTEM
System for carving and engraving decoration on wood and derivatives thereof, foam materials, resins and plastics in general, as well as on non-ferrous metal alloys, comprising a carving tool (13, 113, 213, 313), which is provided with a ...

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COINING DIE
There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a coining die comprising the steps of: forming a blank billet; polishing the blank billet by moving it in an abrasive medium; pressing the polished blank billet with a working punch to form a ...

WO/2014/016593A3

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COINING DIE
There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a coining die comprising the steps of: forming a blank billet; polishing the blank billet by moving it in an abrasive medium; pressing the polished blank billet with a working punch to form a ...

WO/2014/013471A1

EMBOSSING A FLAT METAL BLANK (METHOD, TOOL AND OBJECT)
Tool and method for embossing an artifact into a wall of a three-piece can, wherein a flat sheet or blank (s) of metal is transported along a transport bed (10) by several spaced apart groups of rollers (20,22,24), each having a top and ...

UTILITY KNIFE
Disclosed is a utility knife, comprising a casing (19) and two sets of blade supports (3) arranged in parallel. The blade supports are slidably provided in a front half cavity of the casing by means of a blade support gasket (4) respecti...

WO/2013/159876A1

MODULE WITH FRAME AND FOLDER/GLUER PROVIDED WITH SAME
A module for a folder/gluer (1) comprises a frame (13) having two substantially vertical front and rear walls (14, 16) and at least one functional arrangement (28, 33) held by the frame (13). The frame (13) further comprises at least one...

EMBOSSING DIE CREATION
An embossing die is created by printing multiple ink layers (530, 540) in superposition thereby to build up a printed relief pattern (510) in accordance with received design data specifying a design to be embossed. The design data is mod...

WO/2013/017185A1

MICROSTRUCTURED HOT-STAMPING DIE
The invention relates to a stamping die for hot-stamping a material comprising a profiled stamping surface, wherein the stamping die comprises at least one thermally insulating substrate, on which an electrically conducting structure com...

A RETRACTABLE TELESCOPING UTILITY KNIFE
A retractable telescoping utility knife comprises a handle (lO) detachably coupling a first cover (II) and a second cover (12) together, a blade shell (20) telescopically slideably contained in the handle and detachably coupling a first ...

WO/2012/170927A3

JEWELRY MANDREL PLIERS AND METHOD OF USING SAME
The present invention provides a mandrel tool and method for more efficiently and consistently forming various shapes of material. In one embodiment of the invention, a pair of pliers having mandrel jaws that are shaped with a uniform cr...

THREE-DIMENSIONAL RELIEF PATTERN PAPER-PRESSING MOULD
Disclosed is a three-dimensional relief pattern paper-pressing mould comprising an upper template (100) and a lower template (200) which are pressed to each other. Protrusions (120, 130) and grooves (220, 230) which can be joined togethe...

WO/2012/082391A1

IMAGES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
An article having a first major surface with at least first and second regions, the first region comprising a plurality of first structures having a first surface roughness, the second region comprising a plurality of second structures h...